I don't get to post here very often but thought this was worthy. I found this mosaic at an Antique store. Boy was it dirty. Windex and a toothbrush did a great job of cleaning it up. I admit that I embelished it a little. There was an awkward line at the bottom where the water met the shore so I added some crushed glass that I had left over from a DIY project.
It measures 12in x 32in.

With and without flash.

Darilyn

edited because I realized it's not really tiki. A couple degrees removed I guess,it's related to the Moai Mosaic. Looks like the same kit but couldn't find it in the catalog. Perhaps I'll find a Tiki to glue on there.
Sorry for the faux pas. I won't let it happen again. Please don't blast me.

Tikilongbeach, awesome find. The board depicts the Easter Island Birdman cult. The cult came into being after the ancestor worship which gave rise to the carving of the Moai. The back represents the Rongorongo writing of Easter Island which has never been successfully deciphered. Great piece, thanks for sharing it.

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On 2013-03-15 13:56, uncle trav wrote:Tikilongbeach, awesome find. The board depicts the Easter Island Birdman cult. The cult came into being after the ancestor worship which gave rise to the carving of the Moai. The back represents the Rongorongo writing of Easter Island which has never been successfully deciphered. Great piece, thanks for sharing it.

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Thank you, that was very helpful! It was a Goodwill find and I was very happy to add it to my collection.
I'm going to read up on the Birdman cult on the Bradshaw Foundation website. Do you have any other suggestions? www.bradshawfoundation.com/easter/index.php_________________-Lori

I hope I'm not way off base with this post-I did a "search" here on TC and found nothing about an Oceanic Arts/TikiDiablo collaboration reproducing the cobra fang mug. They used the Spurlin molds that Bob has had for years to create 100 mugs in the original green glaze and Danny made 10 (ten) in a kinda muddled green/brown mat finish. Very cool imho. I'm posting em here cuz my TikiQueen bought one of each and put them on our coffee table where I "Found" them. Hope this is not old news.
Cheers